Swallowing Sadness

(Victor Valley)– From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.

Maybe curling up on the couch with a pint of ice cream isn’t the best way to feel better after a bad day. Researchers can cite cases in which women felt worse after unhealthy eating.

At Penn State, Dr. Kristin Heron looked at data on 127 college-age women with unhealthy eating patterns and concerns about their body shape and weight. They carried handheld computers, where they answered questions about their moods and eating patterns.